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PEARSON EDEXCEL LARGE DATA SET|
2026 REVISION
What is the northernmost UK weather station? - ANSWER-Leuchars What is the northernmost English weather station (second in the UK)? - ANSWER- Leeming What is the westernmost UK weather station? - ANSWER-Camborne Which weather station is closest to London? - ANSWER-Heathrow Which UK weather station is closest to the Isle of Wight? - ANSWER-Hurn In alphabetical order, what are the three overseas weather stations? - ANSWER- Beijing, Jacksonville, Perth In which country is Beijing? - ANSWER-(People's Republic of) China In which country is Jacksonville? - ANSWER-(The) United States (of America) In which country is Perth? - ANSWER-Australia Which is the only weather station to be in the Southern Hemisphere? - ANSWER-Perth At what height from the ground is the daily mean temperature usually measured in? - ANSWER-1.25 metres In what unit (and tenths) is the daily mean temperature measure in? - ANSWER- Degrees Celcius Between which times (at GMT) is the daily mean temperature measured? - ANSWER- 09:00 to 09: What would be seen if no data was available for daily mean air temperature? - ANSWER-n/a Between which times (at GMT) is the daily total rainfall measured? - ANSWER-09:00 to 09: What does a tr / trace value mean for daily total rainfall? - ANSWER-<0.05mm
What unit is daily total rainfall measured in? - ANSWER-Millimetres What would be seen if no data was available for daily total rainfall? - ANSWER-n/a What is daily total sunshine measured in? - ANSWER-Hours and tenths (of bright sunshine) What would be seen if no data was available for daily total sunshine? - ANSWER-n/a What is daily maximum relative humidity a measure of? - ANSWER-How close the air is to being saturated with water vapour. What is a relative humidity of 95% and above associated with? - ANSWER-Mist and fog. What would be seen if no data was available for daily maximum relative humidity? - ANSWER-n/a What are wind speeds measured in? - ANSWER-Knots What is one knot approximately equal to, in mph? - ANSWER-1.15 (mph) To how many degrees is the daily mean wind direction rounded? - ANSWER-(To the nearest) 10 (degrees) What is the daily maximum gust direction? - ANSWER-The direction from which the wind was blowing during the maximum gust What is the daily maximum gust speed? - ANSWER-The instantaneous speed which occurred during the 24 hours on the date given What other type of direction is given for windpseeds? - ANSWER-Cardinal (compass) direction What would be seen if no data was available for wind speeds? - ANSWER-n/a What is the name of the unit in which cloud cover is measured in? - ANSWER-Oktas How much is an Okta? - ANSWER-One eighth (of the celestial dome covered by cloud) What is cloud cover? - ANSWER-The fraction of the celestial dome covered by cloud How would visibility be defined at daytime? - ANSWER-The greatest distance at which an object can be seen and recognised in daylight
What are the categories for the Beaufort scale corresponding to 0, 1-3, 4 and 5 respectively? - ANSWER-Calm, Light, Moderate, Fresh Give the range of windspeeds, in knots, for calm, light, moderate and fresh speeds respectively. - ANSWER-<1, 1-10, 11-16, 17- What are the only data recorded in overseas stations? - ANSWER-Daily mean: rainfall, temperature, pressure, windspeed Coastal locations are typically - ANSWER-windier Northern locations are typically - ANSWER-colder For 2015 the windiest month on average, for all stations, was - ANSWER-May In the UK in 2015, the wettest month on average was - ANSWER-August Worldwide, the wettest city in 2015 was - ANSWER-Jacksonville In 2015 the wettest UK city was - ANSWER-Camborne The warmest UK location on average in 2015 - ANSWER-Heathrow In 2015, in order of mean temperature for overseas stations - ANSWER-Jacksonville, Beijing, Perth Why is Perth pretty cold during the range of months given compared to the rest of the world? - ANSWER-It is in the southern hemisphere whereas the rest are in the northern hemisphere. So the seasons occur at different times. What extreme event happen in 1987, when, and where? - ANSWER-The Great Storm of 1987. A violent extra tropical cyclone that occurred on the night of 15-16 October in England In 2015, what extreme event happened, when, and where? - ANSWER-26 August, Heathrow airport was affected by the heavy rains Give the date of a strong heat wave which occurred across the UK, and the temperature. - ANSWER-30 June 2015, 30 degrees and above Why is it important to know where measurements are taken? - ANSWER-For consistency and comparison What type of data is in the data set, in terms of collection? - ANSWER-Secondary
Why is it important to know about windspeed and maximum wind gusts for Heathrow? - ANSWER-It is an airport, wind greatly affects landing and taking off.
